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Wimbledon prize money increases by 20% amid pay row
Key takeaways
- Iga Swiatek took home £3m for winning Wimbledon last year - a figure that will rise by £600,000 this summer
- Tennis correspondent Published39 minutes ago Prize money at this year’s Wimbledon will increase by 20% to £64.2m.
- The singles’ champions will each take home £3.6m with first-round losers paid £80,000.
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Iga Swiatek took home £3m for winning Wimbledon last year - a figure that will rise by £600,000 this summer
Tennis correspondent Published39 minutes ago Prize money at this year’s Wimbledon will increase by 20% to £64.2m.
The singles’ champions will each take home £3.6m with first-round losers paid £80,000.
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